United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
Portland, OR · EIN 93-0582124. Reported 400 grants totalling $30.3M to 248 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
248organizations funded
$16,500median reported grant
$30.3Mgranted, 2020-2023
42%of grantees funded again the next year
16%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 248 distinct organizations, with 16% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 42% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $16,500. Half of what it reported fell between $9,927 and $46,500; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,765,475. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Hhs | Hillsboro, OR | $4,768,105 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Multnomah County (dchs) | Portland, OR | $3,229,532 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central City Concern Inc | Portland, OR | $1,405,398 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Re-Entry Outreach Centers | Gearhart, OR | $1,303,089 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Do Good Multnomah | Portland, OR | $903,388 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transition Projects Inc | Portland, OR | $889,824 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Narrative | Tigard, OR | $835,677 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization | Portland, OR | $769,086 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | $663,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nw Natural | Portland, OR | $628,691 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Latino Network | Portland, OR | $607,478 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Portland | Portland, OR | $559,517 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Self Enhancement Inc | Portland, OR | $548,033 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Community Health Workers Association | Portland, OR | $487,668 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alumni Fund Association of Yale University | New Haven, CT | $424,199 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Human Solutions Inc | Portland, OR | $420,496 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Family Service | Gresham, OR | $413,417 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $409,645 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mental Health Association of Oregon | Portland, OR | $406,932 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Avenues for Youth Inc | Portland, OR | $401,506 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jubitz Family Foundation | Portland, OR | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sunstone Way | Portland, OR | $309,268 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raices De Bienestar | Beaverton, OR | $296,009 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | Gresham, OR | $254,585 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade AIDS Project | Portland, OR | $240,478 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $219,743 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Southwest Wyoming | Rock Springs, WY | $182,412 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Native American Rehabilitation Assoc of the Northwest Inc | Portland, OR | $179,634 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultivate Initiatives | Portland, OR | $179,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Join | Portland, OR | $176,948 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | Portland, OR | $173,624 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 211 Info | Portland, OR | $168,832 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Davids Harp | Portland, OR | $166,185 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rotary Action Group for Peace | Gearhart, OR | $163,942 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Programa Hispano Catolico | Gresham, OR | $154,634 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utahs Promise | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $127,012 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Portland Rotary Charitable Trust | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Portland, OR | $124,245 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | Portland, OR | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Janus Youth Programs Inc | Portland, OR | $105,802 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $104,643 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Path Home | Portland, OR | $103,089 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Share Oregon | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Law Center | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Rotary Foundation | Salem, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International | Evanston, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Public Health Institute | Portland, OR | $96,339 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Forward Development Enterprises Corporation | Portland, OR | $94,446 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 4D Recovery | Portland, OR | $92,238 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trash for Peace | Portland, OR | $89,525 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $88,952 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Pilot Project Inc | Portland, OR | $84,099 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland State University Foundation | Portland, OR | $84,041 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christian School Society of Portland | Portland, OR | $83,377 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nikka S Tahan | Davis, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bridgetown Church | Portland, OR | $77,661 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bradley Angle | Portland, OR | $75,961 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morrison Child & Family Services | Portland, OR | $75,366 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley of the Sun United Way | Phoenix, AZ | $75,064 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Ways of the Pacific Northwest | Olympia, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $73,722 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lulac Oregon | Hillsboro, OR | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ruth Zuniga | Hillsboro, OR | $72,725 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro De Servicios Para Campesinos | Woodburn, OR | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rose Haven Cic | Portland, OR | $68,832 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cascadia Health | Portland, OR | $67,822 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blanchet House of Hospitality | Portland, OR | $67,523 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation | Portland, OR | $65,890 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Raphael House of Portland | Portland, OR | $59,683 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Washington County Utah Inc | Provo, UT | $59,415 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Self---Support for Early Learning & Families | Vancouver, WA | $56,823 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc | Portland, OR | $55,889 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| A Jesus Church Family Inc | Portland, OR | $55,324 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Field Grant Amendment Payment - Public | Ashland, OR | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Glf Global Leadership Foundation U Sa | Alexandria, VA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nasa College Scholarship Fund Inc | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worksystems Inc | Portland, OR | $54,258 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Call to Safety | Portland, OR | $51,545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council for the Homeless | Vancouver, WA | $51,282 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Action Organization | Hillsboro, OR | $50,682 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Parkinson Disease Assoc | Staten Island, NY | $50,376 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Euvalcree | Ontario, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mediators Beyond Borders International | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utopia Pdx - United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance Portlan | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hacienda Community Development Corporation | Portland, OR | $48,019 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Accion Politica Pcunista | Woodburn, OR | $47,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womenspace Inc | Eugene, OR | $47,477 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wisdom of the Elders Incorporated | Portland, OR | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA De La Cultura Tlanese | Salem, OR | $46,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Development Corporation of Oregon | Gresham, OR | $46,119 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stone Soup Pdx | Portland, OR | $46,119 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center | San Bernardino, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Street Roots | Portland, OR | $43,518 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bonnie Lynne Pickens Lerner | Portland, OR | $43,165 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Next Door Inc | Hood River, OR | $41,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendly House Inc | Portland, OR | $41,483 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Black United Fund of Oregon | Portland, OR | $41,178 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon FFA Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $40,550 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Apano Communities United Fund | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| R E a P Inc | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team for Economic Action in Molalla | Molalla, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $38,113 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living Islands Non-Profit | Lake Oswego, OR | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Portland Street Medicine | Portland, OR | $37,980 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels People Inc | Portland, OR | $37,476 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Salt Lake City, UT | $36,880 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Free Clinic of Southwest Washington | Vancouver, WA | $36,850 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bridging Cultures | Canby, OR | $36,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Familias En Accion | Portland, OR | $36,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Portland, OR | $35,935 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bridging Voices | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Jackson County Inc | Medford, OR | $34,114 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon | Portland, OR | $32,914 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater New Hope Family Services LLC | Portland, OR | $32,555 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc | Portland, OR | $32,555 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| De La Salle North Catholic High School | Portland, OR | $32,183 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Miracle Theatre Group | Portland, OR | $32,013 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northwest Housing Alternatives Inc | Milwaukie, OR | $31,590 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Portland, OR | $31,574 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rogue Climate | Phoenix, OR | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Service Center Inc | Clackamas, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Centro Latino Americano | Eugene, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rural Organizing Project | Cottage Grove, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Community of Portland | Portland, OR | $29,842 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice | Portland, OR | $29,755 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oneapp | Portland, OR | $29,545 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Straightway Services | Portland, OR | $27,129 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional Arts & Culture Council | Portland, OR | $26,845 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kairospdx | Portland, OR | $26,677 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Deschutes River Alliance | Portland, OR | $25,060 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of America | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence Action Foundation | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascadia Clusters | Beaverton, OR | $24,416 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovative Housing Inc | Portland, OR | $24,416 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of King County | Seattle, WA | $23,777 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Priderock Wildlife Refuge | Terrell, TX | $23,343 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Americas Best Local Charities | San Rafael, CA | $22,529 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Native American Heritage Association | Front Royal, VA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weshine Welcoming Empowering Safe Habitation Initiative | Portland, OR | $21,703 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Toxics | Eugene, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Housing Resource Center | Vancouver, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Douglas Education Service District Association | Roseburg, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feed the Mass | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mano a Mano | Salem, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| POLICE2PEACE | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Stronghold a Culturally Responsive Peer Support Program | Chiloquin, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley | Salem, OR | $18,953 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East | Portland, OR | $18,822 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Royal Ridges Retreat at Andersen Ranch | Battle Ground, WA | $18,167 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ka Aha Lahui O Olekona | Hillsboro, OR | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samoa Pacific Development Corporation | Portland, OR | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Fire | Portland, OR | $16,844 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Columbia County | Rainier, OR | $16,755 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice | Portland, OR | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Northwest Inc | Portland, OR | $16,277 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Outside the Frame | Portland, OR | $16,277 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rahabs Sisters | Portland, OR | $16,277 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The@marie Equi Institute | Portland, OR | $16,277 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalicion Fortaleza | Medford, OR | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown Hope | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cascade Relief Team | Salem, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Douglas Education Service District | Roseburg, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Future Prairie Inc | Manzanita, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Animal Rescue League | Pontiac, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Progress Forum | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation | Aloha, OR | $14,667 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $14,482 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $14,165 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Eastern Utah | Price, UT | $14,008 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beacon Village | Portland, OR | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Gresham | Gresham, OR | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Metro East | Portland, OR | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Essentials LLC | Portland, OR | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing Connector | Seattle, WA | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Nightwatch - Portland | Portland, OR | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somali Empowerment Circle | Portland, OR | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $13,292 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oregon Buddhist Temple | Portland, OR | $12,942 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | $12,889 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Bible Church of Central Point Oregon | Central Point, OR | $12,731 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifeworks Nw | Portland, OR | $11,573 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Lane County | Springfield, OR | $11,456 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors Northwest | Portland, OR | $11,212 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $11,164 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Transit Employee Support Team Inc | Hillsboro, OR | $10,993 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The United Church of Christ | Cleveland, OH | $10,920 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Freshwater Trust | Portland, OR | $10,751 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of the National Capital Area | Vienna, VA | $10,430 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carbon Caring for Kids | Price, UT | $10,278 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Council for the Humanities | Portland, OR | $10,072 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Adopt-a-Native-Elder | Park City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Affirmation Lgbtq Mormons Families & Friends | Gilbert, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Antfarm Inc | Sandy, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arabian Horse Rescue Education | Boring, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burrito Brigade | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA for Children Inc | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado School of Mines Foundation | Golden, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia Springs | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creating Friendships for Peace Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Devnw | Springfield, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership Inc | Idaho Falls, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Estacada Area Food Bank | Estacada, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ko-Falen Cultural Center | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midnight Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Community Center | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals | Hillsboro, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pdx Diaper Bank | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peacekeeper Society | Harrah, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Earth Foundation | Goldendale, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Alliance Church | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Somos Hispanas Unidas Silverton | Silverton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Deschutes County | Bend, OR | $9,728 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equitable Giving Circle | Portland, OR | $9,725 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black United Fund of Oregon Inc | Portland, OR | $9,653 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Imago Dei Ministries | Portland, OR | $9,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sunshine Division Portland Police Dept | Portland, OR | $8,253 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $7,893 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| David Douglas Educational Foundation | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank, CA | $7,468 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wigglin' Home Boxer Rescue | Battleground, WA | $7,319 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of the Columbia- Willamette | Portland, OR | $7,140 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oregon Health and Science University Foundation | Portland, OR | $7,094 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Earthshare | Washington, DC | $7,033 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $6,906 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilsonville High School Booster Club | Wilsonville, OR | $6,748 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way California Capital Region | Sacramento, CA | $6,620 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church | Klamath Falls, OR | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Red Desert Humane Society Inc | Rock Springs, WY | $6,448 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Linn County | Albany, OR | $6,167 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $6,158 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Intermountain Health Care Inc | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $5,997 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Braking Cycles | Portland, OR | $5,875 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our House of Portland | Portland, OR | $5,673 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center | Hillsboro, OR | $5,647 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native Fish Society Inc | Oregon City, OR | $5,561 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Cowlitz County | Kelso, WA | $5,552 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Water for People | Harlan, IA | $5,468 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westside Church of Christ | Beaverton, OR | $5,412 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Labors Community Service Agency Inc | Portland, OR | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Alliance of Tenants | Portland, OR | $5,321 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area | Portland, OR | $5,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Francis Center | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Micronesian Islander Community | Salem, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
80 of 248 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 2 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Helping Hands Re-Entry Outreach Centers
Community Investment Grants - The Urban League of Portland
Community Investment Grants & JOHS Grants Out - Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization
Donor Choice, Comm. Investment Grants, and JOHS Grants Out - Raices De Bienestar
Fiscal Sponsorship - Grants Out - United Ways of the Pacific Nw
Community Transformation Grants - United Way of Southwest Wyoming
Donor Choice - Out of Area
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 178 of 248 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89 | $3,707,554 | $11,456 |
| 2021 | 123 | $6,617,822 | $16,500 |
| 2022 | 73 | $5,139,085 | $14,954 |
| 2023 | 115 | $14.8M | $29,842 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
91% of its giving went to organizations in Oregon. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
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- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $16,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Oregon.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from United Way of the Columbia-Willamette's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 619 Sw 11TH Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205.
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